New Horizon in Bar Harbor by Katie Winters

Author:Katie Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: womens fiction, sister fiction, clean and wholesome fiction, later in life fiction, clean romance family fiction
Publisher: Katie Winters
Published: 2022-01-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

New York City, New York

“And that’s a wrap!” The director of May’s talk show finished out the half-hour as the crowd roared with applause. May’s eyes were dewy and grateful. She dropped forward and first squeezed Luke’s hand, then Heather’s.

“Thank you for sharing your stories today,” May beamed sweetly. “My audience eats up a good love story.”

Luke’s heart swelled as he glanced in Heather’s direction. He half-expected Heather to insist they were “just friends.” Maybe by now, the jig was up. She had to admit the truth of their dynamic. She had to admit that when she’d spotted him in the audience, far and away from their Bar Harbor home, she’d realized the depths of her feelings. Or at least, she’d realized they were in too deep to turn back now.

Luke and Heather headed backstage, where their microphones were removed. Heather continued to beam as though her smile was taken directly from the sun. Kristine and Bella threw their arms around their mother and performed little shrieks of, “You looked so good up there!” and, “My mother’s book is about to become a major movie!” Luke wasn’t sure where to put his hands. On his waist? Crossed over his chest?

“I can’t believe she pulled you up on stage!” Bella remarked to Luke as she drew a strand of hair behind her ear.

“I wasn’t fully ready for that either,” Luke admitted.

“But you did amazing,” Kristine said. “May had a total crush on you after two seconds.”

“I know. I was jealous,” Heather teased.

Kristine, Bella, Luke, and Heather decided to cross the busy intersection nearby to grab some coffees and slices of cake to share at a tiny coffee shop. Luke was surprised and pleased at how comfortable he felt in their midst. He teased Kristine and kept up with Bella’s sarcasm and found his hand brushing Heather’s knee, which made her smile. He and Heather shared a slice of carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, and Heather’s eyes closed at the luxurious flavor as she licked icing from the tongs of her fork.

“Nicole refuses to make anything like this these days,” Heather said. “It always has to be the most intricate and difficult cake recipe. Something as simple as carrot cake doesn’t cut it for her anymore.”

“She’s gotten insanely good, though,” Kristine said warmly.

“She has,” Heather agreed. “I just wouldn’t mind the occasional chocolate chip cookie.”

“You know, you’re talking to a mediocre cook who can whip up some of the best chocolate chip cookies in the land...” Luke quipped, pounding his chest jokingly.

“That’s right,” Heather added as she pointed her fork toward him. “You’re not mediocre. But you’re definitely not trying to prove anything, like my sister.”

“That’s right. I’ll make you junk food any time you like it,” Luke said. “And I’ll make it better than anyone else.”

“It’s a deal,” Heather returned, her eyes alight.

Kristine and Bella exchanged glances. To Luke, and perhaps to everyone else, this conversation seemed to be about something else. Kristine lifted a large morsel of cake to her lips and chewed quickly.

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